Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.7° C
4.0° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
8
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
2
4
12
3
5
9
15
17
48
82
78
55
46
42
38
46
47
47
38
30
29
22
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM5.45m
9:21PM4.93m
9:25AM5.38m
9:57PM4.85m
10:02AM5.24m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.86m
3:23PM0.33m
3:29AM0.91m
3:58PM0.42m
4:05AM1.02m
4:36PM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
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8:52
8:50
8:49
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
21
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
15
16
16
16
18
19
17
20
23
23
23
23
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